This is a purely theoretical question for those who have a solid understanding of gun mechanics. It is in regards to at least 2 posts I have read about carrying one in the chamber or not.
This is not something I would ever do in real-life. It's a theoretical scenario.
A Beretta with a safety on chamber loaded. You pull the trigger. Is there any way, if every internal and external safety mechanism failed, that a discharge would occur?
The reason I like the external safety is it prevents the "the trigger got caught on X and discharged" excuse. I do not rely on the external safety, it's just additional insurance. Like all insurance, it comes at a price. The premium paid is that I must remember to disengage the safety.
This is not a debate about whether to have safeties or not. It is not because I want to ignore proper safety. It is a worst case, Murphy's law scenario. It is a simple question, is it physically possible if all mechanical safeties are broken, for a Beretta to discharge with the safety on and the trigger pulled?
I have been eyeing a Glock or XD for a while now, but I want to give my Beretta a fair hearing before trying something new.
This is not something I would ever do in real-life. It's a theoretical scenario.
A Beretta with a safety on chamber loaded. You pull the trigger. Is there any way, if every internal and external safety mechanism failed, that a discharge would occur?
The reason I like the external safety is it prevents the "the trigger got caught on X and discharged" excuse. I do not rely on the external safety, it's just additional insurance. Like all insurance, it comes at a price. The premium paid is that I must remember to disengage the safety.
This is not a debate about whether to have safeties or not. It is not because I want to ignore proper safety. It is a worst case, Murphy's law scenario. It is a simple question, is it physically possible if all mechanical safeties are broken, for a Beretta to discharge with the safety on and the trigger pulled?
I have been eyeing a Glock or XD for a while now, but I want to give my Beretta a fair hearing before trying something new.